Running season long, the Season Only Rankings (SOR) were first introduced in 2009 with the aim of giving all players a more immediate and season specific breakdown of where they stand in relation to all the players that participate in tournaments each year. The SOR do not replace the Official Rankings (which are still the ultimate benchmark for players) but run in tandem with the official rankings.

The Season Only rankings were reviewed as part of the AGM in March with a motion passed relating to prizes for the overall leaders, category leaders at the season end as well as the introduction of an additional category being introduced (Category 4 for players in their first season on the tour - NB any Cat 4 player picking up prize money twice in their first season will automatically move to Category 3 - the first player to move from 4 to 3 is Paul Preston, winning prize money at the British Masters and the British Championships this season. Also as soon as any players reaches category 2 status, they will no longer be classed as a Cat 4 in the future).

The focus of the SOR is to reward players for their results across the year, with particular emphasis on Personal Best performances, improvements round to round within any given tournament along with specific points for aces and a variety of other rewards. The breakdown of how the rankings are made up are listed below:

The latest season only rankings list following the Kent Open is as follows:

Pos

Name

Total

Club

1

Max PLAICE (C4)

7,870

MMGC

2

Helen DODD (C2)

7,825

KMGC

3

Adrian AMEY (C2)

7,165

CEMGC

4

Marion HOMER (C2)

6,970

KMGC

5

Michael SMITH (C1)

6,910

MMGC

6

Paul PRESTON (C2)

6,820

SWMGC

7

Becky STATHAM (C4)

6,555

MMGC

8

Matt DODD (C2)

6,155

KMGC

9

Sean HOMER (C1)

5,850

KMGC

10

Will DONNELLY (C1)

5,600

KMGC

11

Adam KELLY (C1)

5,445

KMGC

12

Steve LOVELL (C2)

5,430

SWMGC

13

Mark WOOD (C1)

5,085

CEMGC

14

Chris HARDING (C1)

4,785

MMGC

15

Chris SMITH (C1)

4,455

MMGC

16

Tony KELLY (C1)

4,290

KMGC

17

John MCIVER (C1)

4,245

PHCGC

18

Anthony TETLEY (C4)

4,220

MMGC

19

Emily GOTTFRIED (C2)

4,195

CEMGC

20

Martin GREENHEAD (C2)

4,180

KMGC

21

Chris WOOD (C1)

4,075

CEMGC

22

Dave DONNELLY (C1)

4,055

KMGC

23

Nuno CUHNA (C1)

3,675

VGOLF

24

Scott LANCLEY (C1)

3,610

KMGC

25

John MOORE (C1)

3,580

MMGC

26

Andy WILDE (C4)

3,520

SWMGC

27

Richard GOTTFRIED (C1)

3,490

MMGC

28

Tiger PRAGNELL (C2)

3,450

KMGC

29

Dave GOMM (C2)

3,370

PHCGC

30

Marc CHAPMAN (C2)

3,240

KMGC

31

Derek BENTALL (C2)

3,120

SWMGC

32

Ed HAYNES (C4)

3,030

KMGC

33

Jake TETLEY (C4)

2,970

MMGC

34

Paul JOHNSON (C2)

2,880

MMGC

35

Ollie GREENHEAD (C3)

2,615

KMGC

36

Alastair SHAW (C3)

2,230

PHCGC

37

Brenda SMITH (C3)

2,200

MMGC

38

Ruth BURKE (C2)

2,190

LMGC

39

Owen JOHNSON (C3)

2,055

MMGC

40

James RUTHERFORD (C1)

2,035

CEMGC

41

Freddie BLACKBURN-SHAW (C1)

1,910

PHCGC

42

Dean CRIPPS-HUMPHREY (C3)

1,905

KMGC

43

Keith KELLARD (C3)

1,560

CEMGC

44

Andy EXALL (C2)

1,545

KMGC

45

Tina TETLEY (C4)

1,400

MMGC

46

Luke ROUGHLEY (C4)

1,360

47

Brian SMITH (C3)

1,265

KMGC

48

Leon CHAMBERS (C4)

1,210

49

Mike RIDLEY (C4)

1,130

SUN

50

James TRUBRIDGE (C3)

1,120

MMGC

51

Chris HILLMAN (C3)

1,100

SWMGC

T52

Simon FARMER (C4)

1,090

T52

Danika HORDIJON (C4)

1,090

PHCGC

54

Pete ROUGHLEY (C4)

1,050

55

Steve RAGLESS (C3)

1,020

SWMGC

56

Geoff FARMER (C4)

1,000

57

David HARTLEY (C3)

990

PHCGC

58

Peter JONES (C3)

950

MMGC

59

Tim CRAIG (C3)

945

MMGC

60

Mel ELLIOT (C4)

940

61

Steve GOW (C3)

930

LMGC

62

Lane SCOTT (C4)

920

63

Stephen LANGFORD (C3)

910

64

Justin IRWIN (C3)

870

65

Hugh KERMODE (C3)

860

66

Rocky BULLIN (C3)

850

MMGC

67

Seve KUKIELKA (C3)

825

MMGC

68

Hayden TETLEY (C4)

690

MMGC

69

Julian TURNER (C4)

680

70

Julian SWINKIN (C4)

660

71

Oskar LEWNS (C4)

650

KMGC

T72

Jas KUKIELKA (C3)

600

MMGC

T72

Lee JAMES (C3)

600

74

Ed POPE (C4)

590

SWMGC

75

Cindy KUKIELKA (C3)

585

MMGC

76

Matty EXALL (C3)

570

KMGC

77

Greg PAUL (C3)

560

78

Charlie THOMAS (C3)

540

79

Matt LEWNS (C4)

530

KMGC

80

Paul GODDING (C3)

500

MMGC

81

Emma ROGERS (C3)

400

82

Seth THOMAS (C3)

380

MMGC

83

Laszlo HORVATH (C1)

335

T84

Ollie PAXTON (C3)

300

T84

Rob HEWLITT (C3)

300

86

Richard PENFOUND (C3)

240

BMGC

87

Andrew HARDING (C3)

225

KMGC

88

Kathryn HAYNES (C4)

210

KMGC

89

Oli POOLE (C3)

140

SPMGC

Max tees off at the first hole on his way to claiming the top spot in the rankings with one event to go

The bracketed information refers to the players status at the start of the competition:

C1 - Category 1 Players (current Top 16 in the official Order of Merit / International players / tour winners from 2013/2014)

C2 - Category 2 Players (current places 17 - 32 inclusive in the official Order of Merit / not won on tour in 2013/2014)

C4 - Category 4 Players (any player in their first season on the tour - unless having placed in 2 Cat 4 events or achieving cat 2 status outright)

C3 - Category 3 Players (all other players)

The individual category standings are as follows:

CATEGORY 1

Total

Club

1

MICHAEL SMITH

6,910

MMGC

2

SEAN HOMER

5,850

KMGC

3

WILL DONNELLY

5,600

KMGC

4

ADAM KELLY

5,445

KMGC

5

MARK WOOD

5,085

CEMGC

CATEGORY 2

Total

Club

1

HELEN DODD

7,825

KMGC

2

ADRIAN AMEY

7,165

CEMGC

3

MARION HOMER

6,970

KMGC

4

PAUL PRESTON

6,820

SWMGC

5

MATT DODD

6,155

KMGC

CATEGORY 3

Total

Club

1

OLLIE GREENHEAD

2,615

KMGC

2

ALASTAIR SHAW

2,230

PHCGC

3

BRENDA SMITH

2,200

MMGC

4

OWEN JOHNSON

2,055

MMGC

5

DEAN CRIPPS-HUMPHREY

1,905

KMGC

CATEGORY 4

Total

Club

1

MAX PLAICE

7,870

MMGC

2

BECKY STATHAM

6,555

MMGC

3

ANTHONY TETLEY

4,220

MMGC

4

ANDY WILDE

3,520

SWMGC

5

ED HAYNES

3,030

KMGC

Club standings after the Kent Open:

Pos

Club

Total

1

KENT MINIGOLF CLUB

259

2

MIDLANDS MINIGOLF CLUB

137

3

SUSSEX WASPS MINIGOLF CLUB

33

4

CAMBRIDGESHIRE & ESSEX MINI GOLF CLUB

14

5

PLANET HASTINGS CRAZY GOLF CLUB

10

For the club standings, points are awarded for each member of a club placing in the top 10 of an event (10 points for 1st place, 9 for 2nd and so on with 1 point being awarded for 10th place)Key to Minigolf Clubs: